Drilltronics: An integrated system for real-time optimization of the drilling process

Proceedings of the Drilling Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 275-282

  Rommetveit, Rolv ^a   Bjørkevoll, Knut S ^a   Halsey, George W ^a   Larsen, Hans Freddy ^a   Merlo, Antonino ^b   Nossaman, Leslie N ^c   Sweep, Miles N ^c   Silseth, Knut Martin ^d   Ødegaard, Sven Inge ^e  

^a Rogaland Research   (Norway)

^b ENI S P A   (Italy)

^c ChevronTexaco ^*

^d STATOIL   (Norway)

^e National Oilwell

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CONTROL; DATA HANDLING; DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; DRAG; HEAT TRANSFER; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; TORQUE CONTROL;

ANALYSIS-WHILE-DRILLING (AWD); HEAT TRANSFER MODELS; MEASUREMENT-WHILE-DRILLING (MWD); POST-WELL ANALYSIS;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 33646985132     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/87124-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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